Gov Uba Sani

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani signed the 2025 budget into law on Monday, December 16.

The budget, titled “Sustaining Transformation and Inclusive Development,” was passed into law ten days after presenting the draft to the State House of Assembly.

The total budget is N790,439,580,083, with N551,582,867,194 allocated for capital expenditure and N238,856,712,888.86 for recurrent expenditure.

Signing the budget on Monday, Sani commended the Kaduna State House of Assembly for the swift passage of the 2025 budget, noting that the legislature had invited all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to defend their budget proposals in robust sessions.

The governor expressed pride in the collaborative efforts between the executive and legislative arms in the state, saying, “Here in Kaduna State, I can say without fear of contradiction that we have the best House of Assembly in the country. Despite the political divide between APC and PDP members, they have focused on governance rather than politics. For me, this is highly commendable.”

According to him, the budget defense was one of the most thorough in the history of the state, with legislators passing the appropriation bill within ten days.

He further praised the Assembly for its numerous motions and bills, calling it the best State Assembly in the country.

As a former Senator with the highest number of bills in the last Senate, having sponsored more than 32 bills, he said that no one can give the lawmakers more credit than he can.

The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, described the signing of the 2025 budget as an important milestone.

Liman hailed the governor for working closely with the Assembly and emphasized the administration’s determination to create an enabling environment for developmental projects across the state.

The Speaker also acknowledged the governor’s commitment to completing abandoned projects while initiating new ones, particularly in rural development.

He noted the administration’s focus on human capital development and agriculture, pointing out that the agriculture allocation had increased from 7% in the current year to 9.5% in 2025.

He expressed delight that agriculture contributes 42% to the state’s GDP and is confident that this will grow further in the coming year.